Watercress, raw leads 6–1 · 7 categories decided
Both foods compared at 100 kcal.
The verdict
Watercress, raw comes out ahead, winning 6 of 7 nutrient match-ups.
Pick Arrowhead, cooked for less sodium.
Pick Watercress, raw for more protein, more potassium, more calcium, more iron, more magnesium and more vitamin C.
Head-to-head
- Energy100 kcal100 kcal
- Proteinmore is better5.76 g20.91 gWIN
- Carbohydrate20.69 g11.73 g
- Fibermore is better—4.55 g
- Total sugarsless is better—1.82 g
- Total fat0.13 g0.91 g
- Saturated fatless is better—0.25 g
- Sodiumless is betterWIN325.64 mg372.73 mg
- Potassiummore is better1129.49 mg3000 mgWIN
- Calciummore is better8.97 mg1090.91 mgWIN
- Ironmore is better1.55 mg1.82 mgWIN
- Magnesiummore is better62.82 mg190.91 mgWIN
- Vitamin Cmore is better0.38 mg390.91 mgWIN
- Vitamin Dmore is better——
Winners are decided by deterministic per-metric rules on the stated basis; ties and missing data don’t score (missing ≠ zero). Educational information only — not medical advice.

